GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3/GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3
- Withdrawn
- 2026-07-06T17:41:39Z
- Published
- 2026-04-22T18:31:44Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-10T03:51:01Z
- Severity
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- 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism
- Details
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Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-4c7q-4928-8445. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbolic links to execute destructive recursive operations (e.g., chmod -R 000) on the entire root filesystem, leading to system-wide permission loss and potential complete system breakdown.
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-22" ], "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-29T22:36:35Z", "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T17:16:35Z", "severity": "HIGH" }- References
Affected packages
crates.io / coreutils
Package
- Name
- coreutils
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- Purl
- pkg:cargo/coreutils